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In reply to the discussion: Krugman: 'Mr. Obama is looking like a very consequential president indeed' [View all]Doctor_J
(36,392 posts)54. That's a reason to vote Dem, not to lie about where the country's headed
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Krugman: 'Mr. Obama is looking like a very consequential president indeed' [View all]
Newsjock
Jun 2014
OP
I did read the article, and I commented on what he mentioned specifically.
woo me with science
Jun 2014
#8
Sorry Jeff, but the criticisms are valid, and it's important that they be aired. Yes, Obama has ...
Scuba
Jun 2014
#44
Well, I don't think people will get excited about step 2 if they feel they were silenced at step 1.
Scuba
Jun 2014
#84
" It's going to take a bit to rebuild what the DLC destroyed." The DLC is still with us but w/o the
rhett o rick
Jun 2014
#96
Why court preventable doom with bad policies?....We're replaying the screw ups of the 90's
Armstead
Jun 2014
#74
I prefer that you'd be right....however, I've seen too mant replays of the same mistakes
Armstead
Jun 2014
#86
We tried to fix Death Panels by voting for a presidential candidate who PROMISED a public
Doctor_J
Jun 2014
#57
Actually LBJ enacted Medicare, Medicaid, VRA, CRA, and the war on poverty in 3 years
Doctor_J
Jun 2014
#64
Again, talking about me rather than the policies. Focusing on "praising Obama," rather than
woo me with science
Jun 2014
#37
No, I didn't say how awful Krugman is. I refuted the points he made with Obama's actual policies.
woo me with science
Jun 2014
#39
We are witnessing nascent fascism, sustained assault on the very foundations of our Constitution.
woo me with science
Jun 2014
#42
Please post your links showing that Americans support the items on that list.
woo me with science
Jun 2014
#11
Not everyone can run for office, and such action should not be necessary to have a voice.
Scuba
Jun 2014
#87
And their is an acknowledgement in the article that not everything has been rosy and perfect
rpannier
Jun 2014
#34
Even if I agreed with your list, what is the alternative, in your mind, on election day
randys1
Jun 2014
#51
No, those who claim that the last 6 years have been some sort of sea change in favor of the working
Doctor_J
Jun 2014
#59
All of those issues are complex and have legitimate reasons for both parties supporting them.
DCBob
Jun 2014
#88
Nailed it: being influenced, often without realizing it, by the prevailing media narrative
freshwest
Jun 2014
#12
All the bad press is the result of having a record and no honeymoon for second termers.
craigmatic
Jun 2014
#16
Well, Krugman has probably been talking to so-called "activist" liberals. You know,
Tarheel_Dem
Jun 2014
#18
Wow. I may be mistaken, but I thought Krugman was already firmly UNDER the bus.
cui bono
Jun 2014
#22
I'd like to believe Krugman. He's a smart guy and usually knows what he's talking about.
nomorenomore08
Jun 2014
#33
Sort of. He was against the ACA when Gingrinch tried to get it passed, and when it was
Doctor_J
Jun 2014
#99
I agree. After a surpisingly weak first term, Obama has definitely improved in his second term.
Vattel
Jun 2014
#56
he is pointing right at the ideologues who cannot compromise on their dogma
VanillaRhapsody
Jun 2014
#79
"...if these achievements were made without Republican support, so what?"
Spitfire of ATJ
Jun 2014
#111